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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

In the depths of the morass adjoin-
ing the electric light station the bull
snake holds sway, disputed In his
reign only by the town herd OF cows
Waterman Fox made successful war
upon u lusty member Of the tribe,
measuring four feet six inches In
length, and large In proportion, and
carried II TO the neighborhood Of the
station and there left it, taking special
care to pose II as though alive and
well. The expert was run up against
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

During the cours NJ his prayer last
Sunday morning u Durango minister
said: "Oh, Lord, We desire to return
more than the usual amount of thanks
this morning for the blessings of the
week just closed. Especially would
we thank Thee for the successful or
ganization of a board Of trade and for
the gratifying outcome Of that little
south side deal in which thy servant
was inter sted. But above all we de-
sire TO return thanks for the compile
ton Of the ace track, which, rs Thou
probably know est, Is the finest half
mile track west If the Missouri river"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

From the Alaska Free Press is learn
Ell that Mpssrs. Nado, VanGa-ken
aud Sandstone have recently made
some very fine locations on the Tar
kuu. One vein il eight feet in width
AMI another fifty feet. Ore from them
give turns of $50 per ton. They are
easy Of access and in u rich locality, as
that district Is fast coming to the front
~ second to none along the cost.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Charles w. Mead, II civil engineer
now of Virginia City, Mont, but who
WAS once an employ- of the JOURNAL,
has taken a government contract fnr
township surveying on Powder aud
Tongue rivers and will be In Miles
shortly To outfit. He wishes 10 EN-.
plny five men. team aid horses and
expects 10 3e in the field until snow
IlIp..
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The paymaster 10 succeed Major
Blaine, deceased. at Helena, will be
Major George W. Candee, lately sta.
toned ut ST. Louis. Major Barker
wa, appointed, but for some reason
this order was revoked and Major
Candee selected. This gentleman
vas paymaster U. s. A., at Helena in
the early days, living there until 1871,
when he was relieved by Major r. C..
Walker. Major Candee is expected to
arrive next month.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The Arcadisns usually score a sue.
cess and yesterday evenings dance
was no exception. Fully forty couples
participated in the summer hop and
enjoyed ihen-plve- as only dancers
eau. tn. collation. of coffee, cake.
sandw iches and irI cream was very
acceptable aud gotten up in the usual
good shape. Music by the Kepgh
.trIuy band.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Pepper & tones. the two most popu.
lar boys in the citv, open up their ele-
z ant saloon on Main street, opposite
the p~nstotfire tonight. The saloon
will he conducted on business princi
pies aud drinks and cigars for which Il
bit Is charged will be worth II bit If
any mans money,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The old p~ostofice building has been
leased by Pepper a. Jones aud 10y them
rcmodeled and repaired until II il now
as neat and coy AN appearing saloon
rs there is In the city. Ed Jones, one
Of the p%roprietors, needs no introduce
tion TO the %frequenters Of saloons In
this city and Is u mixer Of acknow.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

In about two days more Harmon's
butcher shup will he securely located
on the Main street corner and then
the sidewalk will be extended. This
will he a great convenience to pedes-
trians.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The certainty of the naturalization
of the circus on August 10th was made
manifest yesterday by the flaming
posters which adorn eve fence and
dead wall In the city. II II be as good
as the litho's there will be no kick
coming.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Mrs. w. L. Savage and children,
wife and family Of The popular drug.
gist, arrived this morning from a two
months visit to Minnesota, in which
Mrs. Savage formerly resided.
Will has been a grass widower for so
long u time that he was on the verge
of bacnplordom.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

VIM. Ferdon aud :. +. b. Biddle,
the stock growing firm Of Powder
river, arrived in the city from the
range yesterday. Their appearance
denotes that they have been laboring
in the saddle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30
Notice Of MeetInn.

Notice is hereby given that the com.
missioners Of Custer county will meet
In special session on Monday, August
lat, at the office of the county clerk at
Miles City. M. T., for the transaction
of such business as may properly come
before them.
BY order ofe>s hoard of County Com.
missioners. l.. G.. DEAR, Clerk.
Dated. Miles CITY, July %, 1887.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The petition for the incorporation Of
Miles City, properly ,igned. will he
presented To the board of county com.
missioners for their approval at the
meeting on Monday Johnny C"le-
man has about finished the census,
which will fall short of 1900
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

white wings that never grow
weary, they carry me-" here the song
of the night hawk was brought to q
sudden close by a quart of beer admin
istered externally. And still no u
wa lull, oh, MOI
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The upper ferry on the Yellowstone
above the post will be put in to-day TO
enable Conrad a Co., the hay contrac-
tors, to cross their hay, tie full amount
of which has been cut and is now
ready for delivery.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The West Side Fair and Racing As
ISOLATION have issued their compli-
mentary tickets for the August meet
ing, which takes place at Butte
August 9th to 10th, both inclusive.
This meet promises to be the most sue
cessful one of the series.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Geo. Silverberg's cheeses are not the
source of supply for the aroma which
prevades that corner. George has got
the biggest Switzer,cheese In town and
those LinIbergers are finer than silk.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

l-dged merit. He takes the night
watch at the saloon aud will be APP
preciated. The saloon opens tonight
Tor the first time and It's sccomoda-
lions will find favor with the gang.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Al. FlHger, Of the Conrad mercantile
establishment, will tu-mrrr " depart
for Chicago wher- hr viii purchase
fall supplies for thar houri-hing estab-
lishm-ni.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Sowo the Children. They are es.
SNSS pecially liable to sudden
Colds, Coughs. Group. Whooping Cough.
etc. We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy a positive cure. 1t saves
hours of anxious watching. Sold by
John Wright. Druggist.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The name Of the governor Of Wyo.
ming IL Moonlight. And the name Of
the president Of the Interstate Land
company. "who want all of the
world IL Goodnight.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Joe Hsnauer, Ia y l. rustler. re-
turned FROM n I ip esst yesterday
Joe reports dullne-- ia business circles
throughout ali the cities he visited.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The finest grades Of goods at Pepper
/ Jones' place ana no soldier bottle. =
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The trial of Owen Doud, which was
to have taken place Yesterday in
Birkle's court, ha- t'ren postponed un-
Ill Monday Afternoon.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Ed Jones cannot be nutdone rs a
mixer and bartender and he takes the
night watch at Pepper d Jones' new
saloon on Main street.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Business Is rather dull 10 the boiler
works under the court. house and Jack
occupies himself IN circus riding.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

c. NJ. Jacobs, foreman far the Home
Land & Cattle company, arrived from
the north side range last evening.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

George Myers came In from his
Powder river sheep ranch yesterday,
Joining bis family at the NJ ,cqueen.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The veteran range man. Fri Coggs-
hall. came in from Powder river yes
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30
HE DAILY JOURNAL
MILES CITv MONTANA.
Arrival ~ I~atas

so. I, West Bound, Due 81 Miles City 1905 NJ
No 2. East Bound, Due At Miles City ;s :, M
The mail Is closed at 1850 o'clock, p. m.
Postodhce 10 open from . TO 10. q. IN, Sundays.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Opening Of the PEPPER d Jones "a.
To- IN this evening. The best place iD
the city to pass away u few hours and
get good drinks.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

NJ NlgM hiEsy' h sssS
Soother at hand. 1t is the only safe
medicine yet made that will remove all
infantile disorders. IL contains no Opium
Or Aorhi"a, but gives the child natura!
cr9s i IN pain. Price Is cents. Sold by
John Wright. Druggist.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Prof. Bach is sole agent for An
heuser. Bush st. Louis key beer, Sell
denberg'- fine Kew West and La ION
fession, celebrated Cuban handmade
clgsrh.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Henry Tusler has returned from a
delivery of beef. filling an In ian con-.
tract.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Go to Bill Billiard for Best's Mil
waukee beer in any quantity.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30
For sale.

Two horses, gentle aud broke TO
ssddle: will drive single or double.
Bargain If sold at once.
II. w. MCINTYRE.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

at Is a blanxety blank lie;' 40 say
be troubad ours, Spanish or otherwise,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

c. StOddard, Of the l.. y outfit, IL
here from Buffalo. Wyoming, aud Is
accompanied by his wife.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

The Kappel boarding house. Apply
TO I. +. J. BRYAN.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30

Clean rags wanted ct this Office. .
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-30
LOCAL TIE S.

Black stockings, did you say?
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20
UnaratefuI Offspring.

The other day an old, gray haired
man was picked up in the streets of
New York, and taken to the station
house. Old and decrepit, tottering
on the brink of the grave, with more
sorrows than joys, he had wandered
the streets, homeless, wifeless, friend
less, monument to one Of the most
despicable traits Of human nature.
He had been a laboring man and
raised family, worked hard, deny
ing himself not only the luxuries but
the necessities of life that he might
give his children more advantages
than he himself had been blessed
with. The education he had given
them had enabled them to get astart
in the world, and when he was old,
poor and helpless, they being in af
fluent circumstances surrounded with
wealthy friends, the wives and hus-
bands of those who counted wealthy
people on their calling list, were
ashamed to acknowledge their old
father because, though his heart was
of the finest gold, his bearing was
awkward, and his speech uncouth
Can there be a more sorrowful case
than that ofthe old gray haired man,
or a known case of more desplcabili-
ty than that of the children?
If the world affords a more dis
gusting and unnatural sight than
the young man who climbs above. his
fathers social plane by the hard
work and stinted life of his parents,
and then refuses to recognize his
own father, mother and family, what
sight can it be? There can be not
one. Such q man is devoid of filial
affection, reverence, christianity,
honor-all that is ennobling or man
like He deserves ostracism, and if
society was not based upon the hol
low shams of modern life, be would
receive what he deserved. But alas
for society! AS long as such crea
ture commands bank account Of
any magnitude he is taken to its
bosom, and all is forgotten, when he
should be spurned like the deadly
adder that fastens its poisonous fang
upon everything that comes within
its .-CharleStOn Star.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20
Notes and Opinions.

When the Brooklyn Eagle de.
clares that Rhode Island is prepar-
ed to cast in her political fortunes
with the Democracy it shows the dis
astrous effects Of hot July.
1t is rumo~ed that the position the
Virginia Republican address will
take on the state debt question will
surprise the Democrats who had
nothing new to offer in their plat
form.
Ex-Congressman George l., Con.
verse, of Ohio, is said 10 be 50 dis
satisfied with the Freetrade plank in
the Democratic platform that he is
preparing to come ont a fat-footed
Republican.
The heaviest man in New Hamp-
shire is dead. His name was Frank
Brown, he was farmer near Dover,
and weighed 1913 pounds.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20
A NEW One" About Ben Butler.
Omaha World,


II was talking with Congressman
Calkins in indianapolis on Sunday
last, said Mr.. Will v Rocker in the
lobby Of the Paxton, land he gave
me what | thought was a new one
about old Ben Butler. The way our
conversation started, Calkins asked
me about Crazy-horse Van Wyck,
and remarked that he made a very
picturesque picture in the Senate. Il
never saw but one other man with
such a wild and woody gestures as
Van Wyck had, and that was an
Ohio congressman, whom | will not
name. He represented one of the in
terror districts of his state at the
time Ben Butler was having no end
of trouble with Sam Cox and good
many other people in the Honse and
doing them all up more or less in
his own peculiar way. The Ohio
man had been loaded for Benjamin
for some time and at last one day.he
got his chance.
ellis speech was simply torrent
of vulgar abuse and would have at
tracted unmitigated disgust had it
not been for his peculiar gesture,
which tempered the disgust with
mirth. He had fashion of raising
his arms just Us high above his head
as possible and then wringing his
hands as though he were making a
delirious attempt to wiring them off.
Well, Old Ben sat through the speech
with his one good eye half shut, not
moving muscle. When the Ohio
man had finished and taken his seat
Ben rose-calm, dignifed and i'm
pressive-and stood in the aisle
For a half minute he said nothing
Then he began: "Mr. Speaker"
Another pause, long and ponderous.
Everybody waited, with hushed
breath, for him to continue. Rails
inc his arm, Ben reproduced exactly
the awful gesture of the Ohio con
gresham. Then he permitted his
arms to fall again and for another
half minute stood still and silent.
THAT is all, Mr.. Speaker" said the
shrewd and sarcastic son Of Massa-
chusetts, Il just wanted to answer
the gentleman from Ohio" Judg-
ing from the wild laughter and APP
plause which followed, old Ben's
speech was at once the shortest and
the best ever delivered in the Lower
House.
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s-aF7H-F7H7a
4 lSENA TOR JAILED.

Senator Harry Riddleberger at
tempted 10 run a whole Court at
Woodstock the other day, without
ever having qualified as judge. The
result was a fine Of $25 and an i'm
prisonment in Jail for ten days. A
number of his friends stormed the
Jail on Saturday night and released
him. He remained out over Sunday
and on Monday morning voluntarily
returned to the jail and on Tuesday
Judge Newman, upon the certificates
of physicians as to his condition, re
leased him temporarily. The Sena-
tor made a mistake in leaving the
Jail. Even after the doors were open
ed he would have made a point in
his favor, by declining to walk forth.
1t is understood there are personal
differences between the Senator and
the Judge, but in the Court room the
fellow that isn't Judge is the under
dog and should bide his time for q
more appropriate opportunity to do
his biting. The following is the lat
est on the subject:
WOODSTOCK, VA, Aug. 18.-Sena-
tor Riddleberger did not rest very
well last night. This morning he
was quite sick, and was reported
worse this evening; The meeting of
the grand jury tomorrow is looked
forward to with great deal of in
terest,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20
ODD ITEMS.

A new species of famingo has
been discovered in Chill, where it
lives at the height of about twelyg
thousand feet at the foot of the Pal
uga volcano.
Judge Wellborn, who was one Of
the Texas congressman in the last
House, is row making S25 900 q
year in the practice of law. He is
attorney for the Atchison and Tope-
ka road.
The three hundred young women Of
Wellesley College do the homework
of the college on the cooperative
plan. 1t takes each one of them
forty-fye minutes dav to do her
share.
The adjutant general (Wolseley)
of the British army, it is noted, has
salary of $l3,500 year, while
Won Moltke, who performs the same
duties for the German army has but
$4,000, and the French adjutant gen
eral only $4,000.
Senator Edmunds has been retain.
ed at cost of $4,000 by the Chica-
go dressed beef interest in their bat
ties with the railroads before the In
terstate Commerce Commission, and
his old friend and whist partner, ex-
Senator Conkling, will represent the
railroads.
Tue scrub girl, whose duties are
to rise with the sun and clean the
hotel office and parlors ON top of
Mount Washington, was for ten
years teacher in tle public schools
in England. She is a good musician
and an excellent scholar in the Ian
guages. French and Latin books
are her constant companions when
off duty.
Frederick Douglass, speaking of
his visit to Egypt, said that he took
his seventy years and two hundred
and thirty pounds to the top Of the
highest pyramid, and when he reach
ed the top, with two Arabs pulling
him in front and Arabs pushing him
behind, he heartily wished he WAS
at the bottom
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20

States have superiority in climate,
an abundance of labor, and by no
means an inferior soil, ought this
immense dead capital and all Of it's
earth-hidden mining treasures to-
gether with unrivaled water-powers
of unnumbered rivers, TO remain for
ever untouched and undeveloped ~
Every intelligent American knows
the innumerable benefits Of a protec-
tive tariff. A few can be specified.
We send abroad per cent. only Of
our agricultural products, having a
home market for 90 per cent. The
average increase in the price of farm
products in 1882 has been more than
100 per cent. since 1916 and the av-
erage decrease in prices Of manufac-
tured goods has been from 20 to 80
per cent. The average value of farm
lands, farm products and wages of
farm laborers is greater in manufac-
turing than in agricultural countries.
The average prices of manufactured
goods in 1880 show a decrease since
1860 of % per cent. and an advance
of % per cent. in wages. 80 per
cent of the food products Of the Unit
ed States is consumed at home.
When Randall, Wise and Henderson
asked Speaker Carlisle Dem on
February 5th, 1887, to suspend the
rules for the purpose of giving the
House an opportunity of considering
the question Of the total repeal ofthe
internal revenue taxes on tobacco he
said he would not recognize such a
motion.
Now, here are six broad assertions
stripped and terse. We defy the
Statesman to successfully combat or
deny any Of them.
The time is not far distant when
the people will demand of the pres
ent administration an account of its
stewardship, and then it will be dis
covered that they have received no
remuneration for their trust-that
the talent entrusted for keeping has
been buried. OF the free traders it
may be written : "They shall not be
heard for their much speaking"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20
General information.

There is one consolation which
bald-headed men have. Badness is
far more prevalent among the intel
lectual and educated classes than
among the uneducated.
1t has been estimated that a pair
of wrens destroy at least 600 insects
a day. They have been observed
to leave their nests and return with
insects from forty to sixty times an
hour.
Iodine, hitherto known in nature
only in combination with other ele-
ments, is now found in free state
in the water of Woodhall Spa, near
Lincoln, in England. The water is
colored q decided brown by the
iodine.
Sir Walter Raleigh's house at
BriXton, in which he often entained
Queen Elizabeth, is to be sold at
auction. 1t stands in the midst of
a timbered park of twelve acres and
is in the best of Elizabethan style of
architecture
A well-known riding-master insists
that girls should not be taught to
ride until they are ten years old, be-
cause they are weak in the spine
when weak at all. But stout, active
boys can be put into the saddle as
soon rs they are large enough to
hold on.
A tree called the umbrella tree OF
Japan, now growing in a yard at
Tallahassee, Fla, though only three
years old, has leaves on it that meas
ure twenty-one inches by sixteen. 1t
is umbrella shaped, and make a shell
ter that is impervious to sunshine or
rain,
A remarkable fresh-water turtle
from Fly River New Guinea, is one
of the most striking discoveries in
herpetology of the last twenty years.
It's limbs form regular paddles, hav-
ing claws on the two inner digits on
ly. 1t forms the type of new fami-
ly.
Hot water from artesian wells is
one Of the looked for boons. 1t is
thought reasonable to suppose that
hot water can he obtained almost
anywhere if wells are bored deep
enough, the feasibility of this source
of supply being already demonstat-
ed by the success of the great arte-
sian well project at Pesth.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20

The latest fasting girl reported is
Lula Grim, of Cumberland County,
n. O. Lula is 10 years old, and I'M
til June 7 was robust. On that day
she declared that she could not and
would not swallow any thing. Since
that day nothing, not even drop of
water, passed her lips until July 26,
the fiity-second day of her long alb
stinance. She then took a table
spoonful of chicken broth. Her
emanciation is not extreme after her
long fast and she does not seem to
suffer from it's effects.